Trincomalee (English spelling)

Japanese: トリンコマリー（英語表記）Trincomalee

A port city in northeastern Sri Lanka. The capital of Trincomalee District. It is located on the northern shore of Trincomalee Bay, a branch of the Bay of Bengal. It was once a Tamil settlement, but in the 17th century the Portuguese occupied it, and in 1622 they destroyed a large Tamil temple and built Fort Frederick with its stones. It was one of the best ports in the world, and was the subject of much vying for power. It was subsequently occupied by the Dutch and French, and then by the British in 1795, and became a key point for maritime trade. During World War II, it became the largest base of the British Eastern Fleet after the fall of Singapore, and was bombed by the Japanese. It was returned to Sri Lanka in 1957. Its position as a major trading port has now been ceded to Colombo. The Mahaweli River basin in the south is an important rice-growing area. Titanium is mined in the northern coastal area. Population: 50,000 (1990 estimate).

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Japanese:

スリランカ北東部の港湾都市。トリンコマリー県の県都。ベンガル湾支湾のトリンコマリー湾北岸に位置。かつてタミル人の入植地であったが 17世紀ポルトガル人が占領，1622年タミル人の大寺院を破壊してその石材でフレデリック要塞を築いた。世界有数の良港で，争奪の対象となり，その後オランダ，フランス，次いで 1795年イギリスが占領，海上交易の要衝となった。第2次世界大戦中，シンガポール陥落後のイギリス東洋艦隊最大の基地となり，日本軍が空爆。 1957年スリランカに返還。現在は主要貿易港としての地位はコロンボに譲った。南方のマハウェリ川流域は重要な米作地帯。北方の海岸地帯でチタンが採掘される。人口5万 (1990推計) 。

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